130 • GEO. H. HORN, M. D. 



NE9IOTARSUS Lee. 



This genus contains but one species resembling at first sight some of 

 the varieties of Lebia scapularis. The head is rather suddenly narrowed 

 behind the large eyes and the neck is narrow. The thorax is broadest 

 at base which is arcuately truncate, the lateral margin gradually broader 

 from apex to base. Color yellowish testaceous, elytra piceous with an 

 oval spot near the base, and the apex testaceous. 



The tibial spurs are long and slender (equalling very nearly the first, 

 tarsal joint), their margins not serrulate. The tarsi are slender and long, 

 the first joint equalling the next two, fourth joint simple. Ungues with 

 long pectination. 



One species occurs in our fauna. 



W. elegailS Lee. — Length .20 — .22 inch; 5 — 5.5 mm. 



Male. — Anterior tarsi feebly dilated, the first three joints finely biseriately 

 squamulose beneath. Middle tarsi slender. Anal segment with one seta each side. 

 Female. — Tarsi slender. Anal segment bisetose. 



LEBIA Latr. 



Since the revision of our native species published by me (Trans. Am. 

 Ent. Soc. iv, p. 130), but one species has been described, (L. rhodopus 

 Schwarz, Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 1878, p. 35-4 == viridis Say), and one 

 Mexican species observed in Texas, L. biteeniata Chev. This belongs 

 in our series near pulchella. It is pale rufo-testaceous, antennae piceous 

 the basal two joints pale, legs piceous, the bases of the femora pale. 

 Elytra violaceous, with a yellow band in front of middle, arcuate to the 

 front on each elytron, and another narrower apical band leaving only the 

 sutural angle violaceous. Length .22 inch ; 5.5 mm. 



In regard to the other species mentioned in our lists very little 

 need be said. 



L. ruficollis Lee. is probably merely a variety of cyanipennis Dej., simi- 

 lar variations in color have been observed in the species of Tecnophilus. 



L. frigida Chaud. does not present any characters separating it 

 specifically from fuscata Dej. 



L. divisa Lee. which has the elytra blue, the basal third red, head 

 and thorax of same color, should probably be referred to the group 

 known as Lamprias in the European fauna. I have seen three speci- 

 mens all of which are females. 



The genera into which Chaudoir has divided Lebia seem for the most 

 part not only unnecessary but untenable. In a review of our genera of 

 Carabidae I have attempted to demonstrate by dissection that all the 

 genera have distinct epilobes developed however in a varying degree, 

 hence any division founded on their supposed absence is untenable. 



